Depilatory Cream When Mourning
Question
I was curious if it is permissible to remove hair with depilatory cream when mourning. The reason is because there is a biblical prohibition against shaving hair (Deuteronomy 14:1) to mourn, but since it is according to many poskim Muttar to use depilatory cream on areas you’d otherwise be forbidden from shaving, does the same principle apply here that the biblical prohibition doesn’t occur since you’re not using an actual razor? Is it the same principle